>> yes, i do. >> reporter: everyone who refused to tell us about their disability also told us they didn't care if someone abused the system. you don't have problems with people taking the spaces when you don't need them? >> no. >> reporter: and then this guy admitted he did not have a disability. >> i don't have a disability. >> reporter: you don't? >> no. >> reporter: is that your placard? >> yes, it is. it's my spouse's. >> reporter: it's for your spouse, okay. but you're parking in the handicapped space. >> okay. >> reporter: is that fair? >> maybe not. >> reporter: the law says the person with the disability must be in the car in order for the placard to be used. so why do it? the answer might be hall of the with disabled placards also had expired meters. that's because metro says disabled drivers don't have to pay to park at a metered spot. now metro told us that it does not ask people to prove whether or not the placard belongs to them. in other jurisdictions like howard county, however, they do do sting operations to find out if the placard belongs to them and if it doesn't, they'l